Mr. Speaker, we do not have the American system here. We have a British inspired system where the government is responsible on a daily basis to the people of Canada. In this parliamentary system the tradition is that we all stand up and vote in front of all of our electors all the time.
However, some prefer to have secret votes and I am happy to see the results that I noted earlier. Yes, a secret vote worked. All the Liberals who were supposed to become chairs became chairs. It is only the vice-chairs from the Canadian Alliance who lost their jobs.